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i think america is in trouble. the debt is amounting, and is resting on the chests of my grandchildren. spending is out of control. we spend $300 billion of month, and we'd borrow $120 billion of that. we've borrowed from our enemies or our competitors -- china, japan, and the tyrants in the middle east. there is no end in sight, and the president's own budget, he has got to in years of deficit. he will add more to the national debt in his four years than all presidents or him combine. what is washington doing? thank god for the tea party. i noticed -- [applause] thank god for paul ryan and the republican party and steve king and others. washington is not about leadership. washington is not about the people. washington is about money and reelection. had he figured it out? -- have you figured it out? i will tell you a story, the nation is hurting, and washington, d.c., is a boom town. how does that grab you? i tell you what they are addicted to. special interest money, all i want is access money, wall street money,
i think america is in trouble. the debt is amounting, and is resting on the chests of my grandchildren. spending is out of control. we spend $300 billion of month, and we'd borrow $120 billion of that. we've borrowed from our enemies or our competitors -- china, japan, and the tyrants in the middle east. there is no end in sight, and the president's own budget, he has got to in years of deficit. he will add more to the national debt in his four years than all presidents or him combine. what is...
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america is not about great wealth or power. the purpose of america is you. the purpose of america is to create an opportunity for each and every person blessed to be in this country. to be able to live as they ought to live, as they were called to live. we all share values. america, i always say that if i went backo my father's home country of italy and lived there for 50 years, i would not be an italian. when my father came here and learned england -- english and was able to live and be an american, he was an american because he accepted america as the idea is. america is about an idea anit has to be about shared value for what is it? -- or what is it? people say we suld set these aside and have a truce. it is to wear. it is the purpose of our country. i have been out fighting in the wars on these moral issues. i can tell you, i had a chance to speak to which anderson who is the chairman of the judiciary committee. i was talking with him and we have been dealing with these maiage issues and abortion issues and it is tough. i have never been through the assa
america is not about great wealth or power. the purpose of america is you. the purpose of america is to create an opportunity for each and every person blessed to be in this country. to be able to live as they ought to live, as they were called to live. we all share values. america, i always say that if i went backo my father's home country of italy and lived there for 50 years, i would not be an italian. when my father came here and learned england -- english and was able to live and be an...
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so there's two key points for american innovation to bring jobs to america. one is when you get a good idea, having the ability to get it patented and defend the patent. and the other side of that is to enforce that patent throughout the world with our own justice department and, in terms of our state department, in terms of intellectual property rights. it's -- it's amazing that how much of our intellectual property is being stolen by china today. and i want to relate to you a conversation i had with the -- the secretary of commerce, equivalent to our secretary of commerce in china three years ago. when i asked him about intellectual property rights, he was very bold in his statement to say that we're not going to honor them, we're a developing nation and you wouldn't have honored them either. even though they're a signatory to the world trade organization. so it's important that we understand who we're dealing with, people that are going to cheat and steal intellectual property from america. so fixing the patent apparatus will help us get there, but it's ju
so there's two key points for american innovation to bring jobs to america. one is when you get a good idea, having the ability to get it patented and defend the patent. and the other side of that is to enforce that patent throughout the world with our own justice department and, in terms of our state department, in terms of intellectual property rights. it's -- it's amazing that how much of our intellectual property is being stolen by china today. and i want to relate to you a conversation i...
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king carried was not one just for black people, but for america. he spoke out for what we needed to do to be a better country, better people, better citizens. he took all of this to heart. i nearly always believed that he had no color lines in his desire for happiness and a better world for all of the people. i don't know if that came across because he was so much bigger than life when you saw him on the stage or making a speech, to see the man that would take his fedora off and sit in frank iefs anfrank'soffice and smoke a cig. >> yet when we think about 1968, at that time you were covering the news and the unbelievable tragedy of his death. how did that affect you? >> it was hard. i am the girl reporter -- there are no other girl reporters. there are women anchors and girl reporters. that meant you were out on the "front line." that meant i had to really cover the news, and so the day that dr. king was not, i had to be the strong reporter. i do remember i lived in el ve veto, and i was driving on the bay bridge. i started to cry uncontrollably. w
king carried was not one just for black people, but for america. he spoke out for what we needed to do to be a better country, better people, better citizens. he took all of this to heart. i nearly always believed that he had no color lines in his desire for happiness and a better world for all of the people. i don't know if that came across because he was so much bigger than life when you saw him on the stage or making a speech, to see the man that would take his fedora off and sit in frank...
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public employees are america's every day heroes. think about it. if somebody breaks into your house, who are you going to call? a public employee. who is going to help apprehend the people who stole your stuff? a police officer. if your house starts on fire, who are you going to call? a firefighter. if your kid goes to public school, who are makes sure your kid guess in your child's ability to learn. who does that? teachers. heaven forbid you have an emergency medical technician. who is that? public employees. these public employees who have been viciously slandered in wisconsin and in other places, they don't deserve that. they are hard-working people and when we are running out of burning buildings, they are running into them and they deserve better than what they have been getting. that goes to federal employees, too. they inspect our water and take care of our national forests and parks and make our government run and they do a pretty good job. in order for them to have a decent life, in order for them to prosper -- you hear the republicans tal
public employees are america's every day heroes. think about it. if somebody breaks into your house, who are you going to call? a public employee. who is going to help apprehend the people who stole your stuff? a police officer. if your house starts on fire, who are you going to call? a firefighter. if your kid goes to public school, who are makes sure your kid guess in your child's ability to learn. who does that? teachers. heaven forbid you have an emergency medical technician. who is that?...
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people are just throwing america. they bankrolled the tea party rock obama to be. the army's probably the greatest ever perpetrated on the american people. things that. others can cover up or sort of surprise. yes that's. right. here right. now it's in our politics it's dirty money. so robert brilliant piece of filmmaking tell us about tell it tell us the story of your your your film here revealing the coax. well first of all with me on the show let me say that everybody owes the lady and think progress an enormous debt of appreciation and gratitude he's done just extraordinary work in researching exposing and getting all of our attention so i want to thank him and if i had a hat on would tip it to him and say job well done and we look forward to a lot more what we've done it brave new foundation is we've decided based on lee's research to gain recent research and we've had four researchers working for the last three and a half months on this to do a series of short videos exposing each of the different areas that the koch brothers spends their hundreds of millions
people are just throwing america. they bankrolled the tea party rock obama to be. the army's probably the greatest ever perpetrated on the american people. things that. others can cover up or sort of surprise. yes that's. right. here right. now it's in our politics it's dirty money. so robert brilliant piece of filmmaking tell us about tell it tell us the story of your your your film here revealing the coax. well first of all with me on the show let me say that everybody owes the lady and think...
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they started to move america. i want to be one of them. if i'm going to get harangued, i want power to fight back. why would i make that decision? no college, no training, no education, never been -- i dbt have anything to convince me that any white employer want want to hire me, but i started applying all around the place, and finally, i was doing all things a beauty pageant for black girls that i considered my civil rights work because it was my fight against miss america that denied our right to participate, so we started our open pageant. i presented the girls on television, and a writer from a daily paper wrote that surely somewhere in television there must be a place for belva davis. i acted as though that was carved in concrete and just applied to everybody and everything until finally in 1966 i read a story about a wonderful republican woman who loved ronald reagan and had said that if he was elected, she would quit her anchor job and go and work for him. the day he was elected and i called her boss and said i want to apply for her
they started to move america. i want to be one of them. if i'm going to get harangued, i want power to fight back. why would i make that decision? no college, no training, no education, never been -- i dbt have anything to convince me that any white employer want want to hire me, but i started applying all around the place, and finally, i was doing all things a beauty pageant for black girls that i considered my civil rights work because it was my fight against miss america that denied our...
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president obama feels very strongly about limiting america's role in the operation against moammar gadhafi. the assaults that gab saturday have so far succeeded in scattering an isolated gadhafi's forces. >>> now to our continuing coverage of the crisis in japan. over night an evacuation order is in place at one of the nuclear reactor plants. the reactor could be overheating. over the weekend a sudden surge of pressure almost lead to the release of radio active gas in the atmosphere. >>> we are getting our first look at a miraculous rescue nine days after the earthquake and tsunami. we first tole you on mornings on two about the rescue of an 80-year-old woman and teenage grandson. the 16-year-old was able to pull himself out of a flattened home and called out for help. he lead rescuers inside to his grandmother. current estimates 18,000 people killed in that earthquake and tsunami. >>> the time is 4:38 on mismonday -- on this monday morning. let's check in with sal. >>> the traffic is doing well to start off on a monday morning. let's go to the east bay first. this is a look at interstate
president obama feels very strongly about limiting america's role in the operation against moammar gadhafi. the assaults that gab saturday have so far succeeded in scattering an isolated gadhafi's forces. >>> now to our continuing coverage of the crisis in japan. over night an evacuation order is in place at one of the nuclear reactor plants. the reactor could be overheating. over the weekend a sudden surge of pressure almost lead to the release of radio active gas in the atmosphere....
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congressional funding for the national flood insurance program with property- casualty insurers association of america live at 7:00 a.m. eastern europe and spend. -- here on c-span. present obama will deliver a speech in libya today from the national defense university in washington, d.c. he will give an update on the situation there including the u.s. -- including the u.s. actions. that is the president's speech on libya tonight at 7:30 p.m. eastern live on c-span and on cspan radio. >> as protests continued in the middle east and nato is set to take control of military operations in libya, find a letter from the u.n. security officials, and searchable on the cspan video library. ♪ ♪ >> this week, charles blow, the visual op-ed columnist for "the new york times." >> charles blow, your biography starts with this, charles below is the visual op-ed columnist for "the new york times" since april 2000 age. 8 and features charts as a form of opinion journalism. what is this all about? >> it is pretty much as it says. i am a numbers guy. i'm a trend spotter. i use charts to visualize those trends. i use
congressional funding for the national flood insurance program with property- casualty insurers association of america live at 7:00 a.m. eastern europe and spend. -- here on c-span. present obama will deliver a speech in libya today from the national defense university in washington, d.c. he will give an update on the situation there including the u.s. -- including the u.s. actions. that is the president's speech on libya tonight at 7:30 p.m. eastern live on c-span and on cspan radio. >>...
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it's america on the move again. it's individual citizens taking risks, going out there, working hard, making a good living, and then because of the things they've done, other people get better jobs and they make a better living, and everybody does better. i mean, you can't -- you cannot ignore the fact that the standard of living that we enjoy in america is because a whole lot of people can be free, free to succeed or free to fail. but it's called free enterprise. now, let me give you another example that occurred when i was a congressman here, and i think the beginning of when you were, and that was that bush, the second bush, g.w. bush, copied the example of j.f.k. and ronald reagan. and both of those presidents understood that when the government cuts taxes in the right way, it actually gets the economy going. in fact, what happens when you cut taxes the right way, the government actually gets more revenue. now that sounds weird. let me try to explain this. i've done it a couple times before. tell me if it makes
it's america on the move again. it's individual citizens taking risks, going out there, working hard, making a good living, and then because of the things they've done, other people get better jobs and they make a better living, and everybody does better. i mean, you can't -- you cannot ignore the fact that the standard of living that we enjoy in america is because a whole lot of people can be free, free to succeed or free to fail. but it's called free enterprise. now, let me give you another...
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no one's coming from africa, no one from south america or north america. they did actually try bringing enslaved people from ireland to barbados. they said it was to take a slave -- which, by the way, shows slavery wasn't yet racial. you could enslaved for being catholic because it wasn't, it was about who are we going to get to cut the cane. all right. if you're not getting anyone from here, you're not getting anyone from here, you're not getting anyone from here, where can you get someone to cut the cane? >> your children or family members? >> no. the enslaved -- the formerly-enslaved people are as far away in the plantations -- >> not too interested in going back to those plantations, right? >> canada. >> nope. >> canada? >> ukraine? >> no. no, the answer is people were brought from the other country in england's control, india. marina's relatives were brought people from india. any of you who have ever been to trinidad, to tobago, to jamaica, to the guyanas know there are many people from india in the caribbean. why are they? because they were brought
no one's coming from africa, no one from south america or north america. they did actually try bringing enslaved people from ireland to barbados. they said it was to take a slave -- which, by the way, shows slavery wasn't yet racial. you could enslaved for being catholic because it wasn't, it was about who are we going to get to cut the cane. all right. if you're not getting anyone from here, you're not getting anyone from here, you're not getting anyone from here, where can you get someone to...
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you are in america and that should be alarming to the american taxpayers. it's certainly alarming to me. another question, he brought forth a budget and one of his justifications for his increase in the budget was so that they could put in a robust permitting approval process in place. i don't have these numbers exactly right, but you will get the intent of my meaning. three years ago, two years ago, 300 some permits approved. a year ago, 100 some permits approved. this year, 30 some permits approved, and we are on the study downhill curve. why do you think it is that the department the interior needs more money in 2012 to go back to producing and authorizing permits at a level for which they were doing it for less money three years ago? does my question make sense? we were authorizing 300 plus permits just a couple of years ago. we are down to the 30's in the deepwater area we are now almost none, one or two. but yet they want more money to the robust process in place. they were doing it for a lot less. three years ago. why do you think they need the addit
you are in america and that should be alarming to the american taxpayers. it's certainly alarming to me. another question, he brought forth a budget and one of his justifications for his increase in the budget was so that they could put in a robust permitting approval process in place. i don't have these numbers exactly right, but you will get the intent of my meaning. three years ago, two years ago, 300 some permits approved. a year ago, 100 some permits approved. this year, 30 some permits...
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how are we going to build america? how are going to put people back to work in less you a robust funding stream in the transportation sector. and if you don't do that -- [applause] >> and if you don't do that, you know, you're going to get what you get and you're going to limp along and you going to continue to see people being laid off from transit systems all across the country. you're going to continue to see rolling stock to carry. you will continue to see things not in a state of good repair. you can change that during this visit on the hill. and people need to understand when you visit with them that this really matters. a lot of us, we talk of a 30,000-foot level, the deficit is a trillion and a half dollars. the debt is debt. let's talk about what affects everybody every day when we get up and we have to forget whether to go to work how they will get to work, or whether they will have a job, whether they will be up to feed and clothe their families. i think of a good message if you choose to exercise, if you so
how are we going to build america? how are going to put people back to work in less you a robust funding stream in the transportation sector. and if you don't do that -- [applause] >> and if you don't do that, you know, you're going to get what you get and you're going to limp along and you going to continue to see people being laid off from transit systems all across the country. you're going to continue to see rolling stock to carry. you will continue to see things not in a state of...
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this is america. we have the ability to -- we have shown the world the ability to create untold wealth. but we keep shipping it offshore. why shouldn't people who have an education, who have strived to achieve a middle class standard of live, why shouldn't they expect that their government will stand next to them? it's time for people to understand that we need to take a strong stand in favor of the rights of workers. now how do we do that? let's look at our trade agreements, mr. speaker. every trade agreement needs to be renegotiated. we need to renegotiate nafta and the general agreement on tariff trade and china trade and we need to say that every single trade agreement has the right to collective bargaining. we're going in the wrong direction in the states. every agreement we should should have the right to collective bargaining. the right to joint union, the right to strike, the right to decent wages and benefits, the right to a safe workplace, the right to be able to sue an employer if they main
this is america. we have the ability to -- we have shown the world the ability to create untold wealth. but we keep shipping it offshore. why shouldn't people who have an education, who have strived to achieve a middle class standard of live, why shouldn't they expect that their government will stand next to them? it's time for people to understand that we need to take a strong stand in favor of the rights of workers. now how do we do that? let's look at our trade agreements, mr. speaker. every...
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america is not about great wealth or power. the purpose of america is you. the purpose of america is to create an opportunity for each and every person blessed to be in this country. to be able to live as they ought to live, as they were called to live. we all share values. america, i always say that if i went back to my father's home country of italy and lived there for 50 years, i would not be an italian. when my father came here and learned england -- english and was able to live and be an american, he was an american because he accepted america as the idea is. america is about an idea and it has to be about shared value for what is it? -- or what is it? people say we should set these aside and have a truce. it is to wear. it is the purpose of our country. i have been out fighting in the wars on these moral issues. i can tell you, i had a chance to speak to which anderson who is the chairman of the judiciary committee. i was talking with him and we have been dealing with these marriage issues and abortion issues and it is tough. i have never been through
america is not about great wealth or power. the purpose of america is you. the purpose of america is to create an opportunity for each and every person blessed to be in this country. to be able to live as they ought to live, as they were called to live. we all share values. america, i always say that if i went back to my father's home country of italy and lived there for 50 years, i would not be an italian. when my father came here and learned england -- english and was able to live and be an...
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while pointing out today during his trip to central america that the u.s. is in this because the arab league and others asked for it. more on that angle of this story from our chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell in our washington newsroom. andrea, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. the president tried to reassure americans tonight that the u.s. will turn over the lead on libya in the coming days to an allied coalition. today he did speak to both britain's prime minister cameron and france's president sarkozy, trying to work around objections from turkey, arab countries to have nato be in charge. instead, nato will support the operation, but it will be led by an ad-hoc coalition. the president also argues the intervention has already saved lives just by stopping the gadhafi forces from advancing on benghazi. and he said it's in america's national interest to prevent a humanitarian disaster, when working as part of a coalition, and when the costs are outweighed by the benefits. that seems to be what you might call an obama doctrin
while pointing out today during his trip to central america that the u.s. is in this because the arab league and others asked for it. more on that angle of this story from our chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell in our washington newsroom. andrea, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. the president tried to reassure americans tonight that the u.s. will turn over the lead on libya in the coming days to an allied coalition. today he did speak to both britain's...
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what would it mean for america? and what military and diplomatic tools can president obama deploy to prevent that from happening? martha raddatz breaks them down. >> reporter: president obama sounded clear enough. >> the violence must stop. moammar gadhafi has lost legitimacy to lead and he must leave. >> reporter: but that looks less and less likely. what if gadhafi wins his battle with the rebels? you could see a blood bath with the libyan leader seeking revenge against the thousands who are opposing him. what is the u.s. willing to do to stop him? none of the options are appealing. setting up a no-fly zone to stop gadhafi's fighter jets -- that would require hundreds of war planes and take months to get going. sending in ground forces -- no way the u.s. is committing to that. and what about arming the rebels? almost impossible, since officials say they aren't certain who the rebels are. and, remember, the u.s. helped arm mujahadin fighters in afghanistan in the '80s. today, some of those same armed fighters are t
what would it mean for america? and what military and diplomatic tools can president obama deploy to prevent that from happening? martha raddatz breaks them down. >> reporter: president obama sounded clear enough. >> the violence must stop. moammar gadhafi has lost legitimacy to lead and he must leave. >> reporter: but that looks less and less likely. what if gadhafi wins his battle with the rebels? you could see a blood bath with the libyan leader seeking revenge against the...
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we alone valpac one of the direct marketing firms in north america. thank you for this opportunity to testify. ended is a looming crisis. we have been in the business for 42 years. we pioneered the concept of local cooperative direct mail in the united states. valpak is don't buy cox enterprises in atlanta which is one of the largest media conglomerate in the united states. valpak represents direct franchised employees. each year we assist more than 54,000 small businesses from local mom-and-pops to large national companies. today valpak delivers sales to forty million households each month and each year, our familiar blue envelope carries some $20 billion in money-saving offers in five hundred million envelopes. three years ago we opened the $220 million facility in st. petersburg to accommodate our growth for the future. our company has entered the digital space in the on line and mobile cubaning business. this will allow us to reach new customers with product and continue to serve as a leader in the industry. our digital strategy is will complement
we alone valpac one of the direct marketing firms in north america. thank you for this opportunity to testify. ended is a looming crisis. we have been in the business for 42 years. we pioneered the concept of local cooperative direct mail in the united states. valpak is don't buy cox enterprises in atlanta which is one of the largest media conglomerate in the united states. valpak represents direct franchised employees. each year we assist more than 54,000 small businesses from local...
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but throughout asia, africa, and south america that are all contributing to higher crude oil prices and consequently higher gasoline prices at the pump. >> reporter: those higher gas prices came as many were starting to feel better about the economy, but now any extra cash may be going right into the the tank. >> i think it's crazy. >> reporter: jason king spends $40 more a month on gas. >> pretty soon i'm going to have to start thinking about riding a bike or other means of transportation, definitely. >> reporter: in fact, those skyrocketing prices have some giving up the road for the rails. metro use in los angeles, up 10%. and across the country commuters are using the latest technology, smartphone apps and social media, to find the cheapest gas, anything to save a buck. >> everybody i know is trying to carpool and fill up the car as much as possible. >> reporter: gas prices hit a high in february, but in the weeks ahead spring is when prices typically rise the most. miguel almaguer, nbc news, los angeles. >> and as we mentioned at the top of the newscast, the obama administration is
but throughout asia, africa, and south america that are all contributing to higher crude oil prices and consequently higher gasoline prices at the pump. >> reporter: those higher gas prices came as many were starting to feel better about the economy, but now any extra cash may be going right into the the tank. >> i think it's crazy. >> reporter: jason king spends $40 more a month on gas. >> pretty soon i'm going to have to start thinking about riding a bike or other...
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that may include tapping america's strategic oil reserve to help bring down prices. >> we're looking at the options. the issue of the reserves is one we're considering. it is something that only is done and has been done on very rare occasions. >> reporter: pump prices are topping $4 in some areas. we've all seen the cause. the unrest and upheaval rippling through libya and the middle east. we're all feeling the effects. that steady surge at the pump. it's threatening to increase the cost of everything, from food to air travel. and that's bad news for the economy. the last time prices spiked like this, the answer seemed simple. >> drill, baby, drill. >> reporter: but even drilling proponents realize energy is a long term problem. >> i'm buying an electric car tomorrow and that's going to give me the patriotic pleasure of plugging in and not sending money overseas to people trying to blow us up. >> reporter: rising prices and anxiety that go far beyond the pumps. brian mooar, nbc news, washington. >>> in libya, a tug of war is under way over several towns in a battle between oppositio
that may include tapping america's strategic oil reserve to help bring down prices. >> we're looking at the options. the issue of the reserves is one we're considering. it is something that only is done and has been done on very rare occasions. >> reporter: pump prices are topping $4 in some areas. we've all seen the cause. the unrest and upheaval rippling through libya and the middle east. we're all feeling the effects. that steady surge at the pump. it's threatening to increase...
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would that mean to the dcipients across america?it it would mean less coverage, a less care, it doesn't have to. i always use as an illustratione the average cost for medicare beneficiaries in my home town of average springfield illinois the average $8,000. up okay? looker what to chicago, specialty hospitals and higher cost of living cos it's not 78,s eight to $10,000 a year for thee average medicare beneficiary. but then you go to miami and ths number is 14 to $15,000 a year.y why the t difference between chicago and miami? ask. there bet is there a better care and florida or just more expensive care? nn we bring theca cost of the care down and not compromise the quality of the care hardto hav questions the the only questiont is the account if you want tofie doesn't sacrifice the basic benefits. i would say to senator mcconneln is he quoted me i guess earlier in the statement but i wasn't on the floor. yesterday i said i was propose y supporting of the house republican budget with the budget proposed by senator is inouye.he this b
would that mean to the dcipients across america?it it would mean less coverage, a less care, it doesn't have to. i always use as an illustratione the average cost for medicare beneficiaries in my home town of average springfield illinois the average $8,000. up okay? looker what to chicago, specialty hospitals and higher cost of living cos it's not 78,s eight to $10,000 a year for thee average medicare beneficiary. but then you go to miami and ths number is 14 to $15,000 a year.y why the t...
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the dominant issue facing america today, no doubt about it, it dwarfs every other issue. i wish it weren't so. i wish we were here at a time, when i came, 1997, well, i guess we were still fighting over spending then trying to contain spending. by 1998, 1999 we were in surplus. they started in 1994, they made some tough decisions. it's going to be harder this time. the hole is deeper. the demographics and the systemic threats to our financial order is greater than it was. there's just no doubt about it. but we can do it. and i think it's our time to fulfill our duty, the duty to our nation and to the american people to preserve the american heritage. we are standing at a time in this country where we have to make a choice. let's make this choice. let's do this three-week extension, take it down $6 billion more over that three weeks. and then let's come back and just do 61 and celebrate the first real step in a decade to contain growth and spending. and promise that this is the beginning, that we're going to review all of our financial situation in this country, and we're
the dominant issue facing america today, no doubt about it, it dwarfs every other issue. i wish it weren't so. i wish we were here at a time, when i came, 1997, well, i guess we were still fighting over spending then trying to contain spending. by 1998, 1999 we were in surplus. they started in 1994, they made some tough decisions. it's going to be harder this time. the hole is deeper. the demographics and the systemic threats to our financial order is greater than it was. there's just no doubt...
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america is changing dramatically. we will be a majority, minority nation within the next 30 years or so and some people don't like that change, do they? some people don't like the fact america is changing. some people think it's wonderful the dynamism and the diversity is making america a stronger country and that we are including more people and we are becoming that more perfect union than the founding fathers talked about. others think we have to somehow stop this demographic transformation of america because somehow it will ruin the country. well you know when you work and your business and your families that what is happening in america is a positive thing and in fact eventually, the politics and the economics will make it imperative to congress and enact something like comprehensive immigration reform, and when they do those 11 or 12 million people lined up to pledge allegiance to become americans, they will have more income because now there is a drag on their wages because of the status. they will be opening bu
america is changing dramatically. we will be a majority, minority nation within the next 30 years or so and some people don't like that change, do they? some people don't like the fact america is changing. some people think it's wonderful the dynamism and the diversity is making america a stronger country and that we are including more people and we are becoming that more perfect union than the founding fathers talked about. others think we have to somehow stop this demographic transformation...
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now an fda panel will decide whether food dyes are safe enough to remain on america's store shelves. tom costello, nbc news, washington. >>> tonight, the fbi's trying to figure out how it is a bullet hole's been discovered in a usairways 737 that last flew from philly to charlotte yesterday. it was discovered upon landing. officials tell nbc news it was a .40 caliber round that penetrated the skin of the aircraft. it was found inside. it appears from the angle of the trajectory, it entered the plane from above. they say there's no reason to believe it was anything other than a freak occurrence. >>> when we come back here tonight, our "making a difference" report on the people who sometimes beat the first responders in their rush to help. >>> it's time now for our "making a difference report." and in our line of work we show up at a lot of disasters. and often the first people we see arriving on the scene to jump in, help out and rebuild are the mennonites. hurricane katrina was no different. we saw them, they arrived right away, and without fanfare and they are still there, on the jo
now an fda panel will decide whether food dyes are safe enough to remain on america's store shelves. tom costello, nbc news, washington. >>> tonight, the fbi's trying to figure out how it is a bullet hole's been discovered in a usairways 737 that last flew from philly to charlotte yesterday. it was discovered upon landing. officials tell nbc news it was a .40 caliber round that penetrated the skin of the aircraft. it was found inside. it appears from the angle of the trajectory, it...
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america is not about great wealth or power. the purpose of america is you. the purpose of america is to create an opportunity for each and every person blessed to be in this country. to be able to live as they ought to live, as they were called to live. we all share values. america, i always say that if i went back to my father's home country of italy and lived there for 50 years, i would not be an italian. when my father came here and learned england -- english and was able to live and be an american, he was an american because he accepted america as the idea is. america is about an idea and it has to be about shared value for what is it? -- or what is it? people say we should set these aside and have a truce. it is to wear. it is the purpose of our country. i have been out fighting in the wars on these moral issues. i can tell you, i had a chance to speak to which anderson who is the chairman of the judiciary committee. i was talking with him and we have been dealing with these marriage issues and abortion issues and it is tough. i have never been through
america is not about great wealth or power. the purpose of america is you. the purpose of america is to create an opportunity for each and every person blessed to be in this country. to be able to live as they ought to live, as they were called to live. we all share values. america, i always say that if i went back to my father's home country of italy and lived there for 50 years, i would not be an italian. when my father came here and learned england -- english and was able to live and be an...
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see, this is a problem with america right now. see the president just so long. the healthcare, something was done about that >> in isiaha, he said it. he said get your house in order. he's not going to be mocked anymore host: if you just joined us, the labor department out. ap employers hiring at the fastest pace in almost a year with unemployment rate falling. the creation of 102,000 jobs but a cut back in state and local jobs in the month of february. unemployment has been falling. it's did you know at 9.8% in november. a series of stories on natural gas. we take c-span on the road with our bus and local content vehicle. washington your way, the c-span networks available in more than 1 million homes provided as a service. >> i find more and more the behavior of professional sports owners to be unseem ly in that they don't take part in the problems of the communities. >> written several books on the american revolution, the old revolutionaries. and her latest published last year. sunday on c-span 2. watch previous programs where you can find the entire weekend
see, this is a problem with america right now. see the president just so long. the healthcare, something was done about that >> in isiaha, he said it. he said get your house in order. he's not going to be mocked anymore host: if you just joined us, the labor department out. ap employers hiring at the fastest pace in almost a year with unemployment rate falling. the creation of 102,000 jobs but a cut back in state and local jobs in the month of february. unemployment has been falling. it's...
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. >> white, middle america, gun-toting, i mean, it's scary. they're seriously racist, racist people. >> he goes on to say npr would be better off without federal funding. a goal conservatives have sought for decades. ron schiller also resigned from npr. >>> on the "cbs moneywatch," stocks in asia slid this morning. ashley morrison is here in new york with more on that. good morning, ashley. >> good morning to you, betty. well, asian markets saw a sell-off as oil prices rose near $105 a barrel. japan's nikkei tumbled 1.5% to a five-week low, while hong kong's hang seng fell nearly 1%. today wall street gets the very latest look on the weekly jobless claim numbers. on wednesday stocks closed slightly lower. the dow lost just one point while the nasdaq gave back 14. >>> foreclosure notices dropped to a three-year low last month. but, experts caution most of that drop is because lenders put a temporary stop on some home seizures due to allegations they were cutting corners with paperwork. still, nearly 65,000 homes were repossessed last month. ana
. >> white, middle america, gun-toting, i mean, it's scary. they're seriously racist, racist people. >> he goes on to say npr would be better off without federal funding. a goal conservatives have sought for decades. ron schiller also resigned from npr. >>> on the "cbs moneywatch," stocks in asia slid this morning. ashley morrison is here in new york with more on that. good morning, ashley. >> good morning to you, betty. well, asian markets saw a sell-off as...
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president obama cut his latin america trip a few hours short to deal with the crisis. he'll meet with his national security team at his hotel before returning to the white house tonight. >> we will continue to support the efforts to protect the libyan people. but, we will not be in the lead. >> reporter: tuesday, he promised the u.s. would hand over control of the mission within days. he also called the leaders of britain and france and agreed nato would play a key role. >> it is not going to be our planes that are maintaining the no-fly zone. that's precisely what the other coalition partners are going to do. >> reporter: and it's not just western countries. warplanes from qatar landed in greece yesterday. they'll begin patrolling the skies over libya this weekend. the first arab nation to directly participate. and possible evidence gadhafi may be looking for a way out. secretary of state hillary clinton told reporters that some allies of gadhafi are reaching out on his behalf, asking questions like, how do we get out of this? clinton did not say exile is one of those
president obama cut his latin america trip a few hours short to deal with the crisis. he'll meet with his national security team at his hotel before returning to the white house tonight. >> we will continue to support the efforts to protect the libyan people. but, we will not be in the lead. >> reporter: tuesday, he promised the u.s. would hand over control of the mission within days. he also called the leaders of britain and france and agreed nato would play a key role. >> it...
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>>> making news in america this morning -- >> bracing for more rain. where canoes are more useful than cars. a new storm adds to flooding misery. >>> olive branch. wisconsin's governor offers a compromise to end a three-week showdown. >>> and marine mystery. a marina fills up with millions of dead fish. now, biologists think they know why. >>> good morning, everyone. thanks for being with us today. the deluge leaving parts of the northeast under water is not letting up. >> just unbelievable. several rivers remain above flood stage this morning. and it's not over yet. beginning tonight, the system in the southeast will bring more flooding to saturated neighborhoods from new jersey all the way to new england. >> emily schmidt shows us the damage so far. >> reporter: it is a double-hit. winter rains, after winter snow. it.tired of it. >> reporter: forcing people out, as the water moves in. >> we have about a foot and a half of water inside the house. the entire living space is completely trashed. we can't -- we have nowhere to live right now. >> reporter:
>>> making news in america this morning -- >> bracing for more rain. where canoes are more useful than cars. a new storm adds to flooding misery. >>> olive branch. wisconsin's governor offers a compromise to end a three-week showdown. >>> and marine mystery. a marina fills up with millions of dead fish. now, biologists think they know why. >>> good morning, everyone. thanks for being with us today. the deluge leaving parts of the northeast under water...
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., from illinois and from all across america. they came to stand up in support of reform of the interchange fee, the swipe fee, that congress passed last year. they came to stand up to the major credit card companies, visa and mastercard and the $13 trillion banking industry that's doing everything in its power to reverse this reform. small business, as we all know, is the key to our economy and its future. we need for them to be able to grow, to hire more workers and serve their customers we will. -- and serve their customers well. but debit card swipe fees set by visa and mastercard are crushing many small businesses. the banks made over $16 billion per year in debit swipe fees back in 2009, about $1.3 billion per month. now, $16 billion may not sound shrike a lot of money when you compare it to the $20.8 billion that the new york state comptroller said was paid out in wall street bonuses to major financial institutions just last year. but it is a huge amount bh it affects small business. for most americans on main street, $16
., from illinois and from all across america. they came to stand up in support of reform of the interchange fee, the swipe fee, that congress passed last year. they came to stand up to the major credit card companies, visa and mastercard and the $13 trillion banking industry that's doing everything in its power to reverse this reform. small business, as we all know, is the key to our economy and its future. we need for them to be able to grow, to hire more workers and serve their customers we...
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if the case goes ahead, it could end up costing america's largest employer billions of dollars. danielle nottingham, cbs news, at the supreme court. >>> this morning on "the early show," more of erica hill's one-on-one interview with president obama. i'm betty nguyen. this is the "cbs morning news." depression is a serious medical condition. i feel like i have to wind myself up to deal with the sadness, the loss of interest, the lack of energy. [ male announcer ] ask your doctor about pristiq -- a prescription medicine proven to treat depression. pristiq is thought to work by affecting the levels of two chemicals in the brain -- serotonin and norepinephrine. tell your doctor right away if your depression worsens or you have unusual changes in mood, behavior, or thoughts of suicide. anti-depressants can increase suicidal thoughts and behaviors in children, teens, and young adults. pristiq is not approved for children under 18. do not take pristiq with maois. taking pristiq with nset pain relievers, aspirin, or blood thinners may increase bleeding risk. tell your doctor about all
if the case goes ahead, it could end up costing america's largest employer billions of dollars. danielle nottingham, cbs news, at the supreme court. >>> this morning on "the early show," more of erica hill's one-on-one interview with president obama. i'm betty nguyen. this is the "cbs morning news." depression is a serious medical condition. i feel like i have to wind myself up to deal with the sadness, the loss of interest, the lack of energy. [ male announcer ]...
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. >>> when nbc nightly news continues this saturday, america at the crossroads, from college campuses to the office. it's not what's missing, it's who's missing. >>> later, making a difference, how one artist who sees a big picture is making kids' dreams come true. >>> all this wiek in our special series "america at a crossroads," we've been looking at how changes at home and across the world are affecting our economy. last night we told you about growing opportunities for women. tonight we want to look at the flip side of that success. the sizeable and growing number of men who show finow find them ill-prepared for the workplace. chelsea barely notices it anymore, but go to almost any college campus in america today, and you'll notice something missing. >> all of my neighbors are girls, all of them are students and girls. getting on a bus, you're surrounded by girls. >> reporter: where did all the men go? once the vast majority, they now make up just 40% of the nation's college students. that can make women at schools like the university of georgia sometimes feel like they go to an a
. >>> when nbc nightly news continues this saturday, america at the crossroads, from college campuses to the office. it's not what's missing, it's who's missing. >>> later, making a difference, how one artist who sees a big picture is making kids' dreams come true. >>> all this wiek in our special series "america at a crossroads," we've been looking at how changes at home and across the world are affecting our economy. last night we told you about growing...
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they want us to put america back to work. they don't want to have a plan put forward that continues to pay enormous bonuses to the billionaires of wall street and creates enormous special tax bonuses for the millionaires who are making their tax returns while taking out this huge, huge economic meltdown on working people. now, let's review how this all came to pass. you will recall that during the second bush administration, there was a plan to take and launch two foreign wars and not pay for them, and then proceed to create medicare part-d and not pay for it and then to give bonus tax breaks to millionaires and billionaires and not pay for it and reverse an enormous annual surplus and turn it into an enormous annual deficit, and in the process produce a very tiny, modest expansion in which working people actually lost ground. so that expansion all went to the very top. well, that was just the beginning before my colleagues across decided that that he were going to deregulate retail mortgages in order to ramp up predatory mor
they want us to put america back to work. they don't want to have a plan put forward that continues to pay enormous bonuses to the billionaires of wall street and creates enormous special tax bonuses for the millionaires who are making their tax returns while taking out this huge, huge economic meltdown on working people. now, let's review how this all came to pass. you will recall that during the second bush administration, there was a plan to take and launch two foreign wars and not pay for...
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america cannot be great if we go broke. our businesses will not be able to grow and create jobs and our workers will not be able to compete successfully for the jobs of the future without a plan to get this crushing debt burden off our backs. madam president, i think every senator probably agrees with that, but is every senator prepared to do something about it? certainly this budget sent us by the house is an avoidance of that kind of discussion and the responsibility that the debt commission placed on our heads. so we ought to get serious. for the fiscal year 2011, the administration's budget projects a deficit of $1.6 trillion. without changes in our current policies, the congressional budget office estimates that our federal debt will be 95% of g.d.p., the gross domestic product of our nation. today, as we are here, we are borrowing 40 cents of every single dollar that we spend. borrowing 40 cents. we borrow a lot of it to be able to afford to buy the source of our energy from other countries and much of the dollars tha
america cannot be great if we go broke. our businesses will not be able to grow and create jobs and our workers will not be able to compete successfully for the jobs of the future without a plan to get this crushing debt burden off our backs. madam president, i think every senator probably agrees with that, but is every senator prepared to do something about it? certainly this budget sent us by the house is an avoidance of that kind of discussion and the responsibility that the debt commission...
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president obama is on tour in latin america. he is expected to make remarks soon about the news coming out of libya. secretary of state hillary clinton attended an emergency meeting of world leaders in paris earlier today to deal with the ongoing situation in libya carried we will bring you her remarks again this afternoon on c-span. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] we bring you the head of the nuclear regulatory commission, gregory jaczko. he will talk about u.s. nuclear plant safety. >> everyone has already given their opening statements. at this time we recognize you for five minutes for an opening statement. >> thank you, mr. chairman and the ranking members and members of the subcommittee. i am honor to appear before you today on behalf of the u.s. regulatory -- u.s. nuclear regulatory commission. my opening remarks will focus on events in japan. i will also talk about the budgets. . i would first like to offer my condolences to all those affect
president obama is on tour in latin america. he is expected to make remarks soon about the news coming out of libya. secretary of state hillary clinton attended an emergency meeting of world leaders in paris earlier today to deal with the ongoing situation in libya carried we will bring you her remarks again this afternoon on c-span. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] we bring you the head of the nuclear regulatory...
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make it in america. if america is going to make it, then we have to make it in america. what are we making? we need to make all of the things that this economy and this world needs for energy security, photovoltaic, geothermal, advanced biofuels, all of those things in the energy sector that allows us to prosper and address the energy crisis, including and i know the problem of japan and the nuclear systems there. but 20% of our energy presently comes from nuclear and that's going to be part of the future. so we need to make sure we make it well, safely and that those systems are made in america. manufacturing matters. and we need to make sure that our manufacturing sector is up to speed and actually making things in america. we cannot count on the chinese or the indians or any other nation to provide us with our manufactured goods. and the reason is, that's where the well paid middle-class jobsr spent hollowed out in the last decade by unwise policies, but nonetheless, we can restore it. and let me tell you a couple of ways we are proposing to do this in the democratic
make it in america. if america is going to make it, then we have to make it in america. what are we making? we need to make all of the things that this economy and this world needs for energy security, photovoltaic, geothermal, advanced biofuels, all of those things in the energy sector that allows us to prosper and address the energy crisis, including and i know the problem of japan and the nuclear systems there. but 20% of our energy presently comes from nuclear and that's going to be part of...
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the white house is sensitive to this perception that during this five-day swing in latin america that somehow the president didn't look like he was on top of the libya situation. that said, within minutes that he landed on the ground, he was hit with bipartisan congressional criticism. speaker of the house john boehner sent the president a letter with what boehner says are a slew of unanswered questions on a mission he says is not clearly defined. former house speaker and leader of the democrats, nancy pelosi, put out a very tepid statement of support of the president's policies that an aide tells me was intended to send a message that, guess what, house democrats are on the verge of fracturing. so they have this public relations crisis on capitol hill and they are sensitive on what's going on on late-night comedy tv. despite it all though, brian, i'm told don't expect the president to do an oval office address or primetime address any time soon. >> chuck todd back at the white house tonight. chuck, thanks. >>> this violence and unrest is not limited to libya. throughout the middle ea
the white house is sensitive to this perception that during this five-day swing in latin america that somehow the president didn't look like he was on top of the libya situation. that said, within minutes that he landed on the ground, he was hit with bipartisan congressional criticism. speaker of the house john boehner sent the president a letter with what boehner says are a slew of unanswered questions on a mission he says is not clearly defined. former house speaker and leader of the...
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i agree with that. >> everybody in america is going to have to register. you're calling on associations to cancel fly-in days because they will be a considered a lobbyists, but they are not professional lobby is. >> i think the task force addresses this particular point. >> it still retains a monetary threshold, so it doesn't catch people who are not paid to come in with a certain amount of money, but corporations, trade associations, and most lobbying firms that do retain or work don't keep hourly -- i'm i practiced law for 20 years. you're right. every law firm, we keep either six or 15 minutes worth of time that the lawyer spends including lobbying, who, how, and when, but we've tried time reporting. i see a few colleagues smiling who are in the audience, for the american bar association, and, you know, it's just, it really does add a great deal of time, and it's often unclear to us. i mean, we know who we are talking to, but the issues are often sort of welded into the work we do is preparatory, involves relationship building which isn't an official as
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but keeping america at the forefront of iowa medical research. and because we know there's nothing more important to our future than healthy development of our children, our budget include significant increases in funding for childcare and headstart. science shows that success in school is significantly enhanced a high quality early learning opportunities. these investments are some of the wisest that we can make in her future. our budget does more than provide additional resources. it also aims to raise the bar on quality and childcare programs, supporting key reforms to transform the nation's child care system into one that fosters healthy development, and get children ready for school. proposes a new our e-learning challenge fund, a partnership with the department of education that promotes state innovation in early education. and these initiatives combined with the quality efforts already underway in headstart are an important part of the present education agenda to help every child reach his or hers academic achievement and make art nation m
but keeping america at the forefront of iowa medical research. and because we know there's nothing more important to our future than healthy development of our children, our budget include significant increases in funding for childcare and headstart. science shows that success in school is significantly enhanced a high quality early learning opportunities. these investments are some of the wisest that we can make in her future. our budget does more than provide additional resources. it also...
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so wake up, america. let's get some money back into those countries. host: moving on to albuquerque, new mexico. kenny, a democrat. caller: thank you for taking my call. some really good debate going on this money. i agree with my republican colleagues there, i cannot wait to see ron paul trying to get around to the debate, because it is interesting how they lock him out in the past. also talking about entitlement spending, i think we should address some of the subsidies going to oil companies if you want to be serious about balancing the budget. i think what the gridlock is showing in washington is that we desperately need a third party. that is when we can come together as americans and get our best ideas to solve these complex but important issues. thank you for taking my call. host: let's touch on the oil part of that comment. the situation in the millies, rising gas prices, we had speaker boehner come out this week to talk about the high prices. there is this story here -- can either of you make the connection between higher gas prices, economic c
so wake up, america. let's get some money back into those countries. host: moving on to albuquerque, new mexico. kenny, a democrat. caller: thank you for taking my call. some really good debate going on this money. i agree with my republican colleagues there, i cannot wait to see ron paul trying to get around to the debate, because it is interesting how they lock him out in the past. also talking about entitlement spending, i think we should address some of the subsidies going to oil companies...
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america's nuclear problem. where to store permanently more than 145 million pounds of spent fuel rods. and college students struggling to make the grade. what some schools are doing to make sure they graduate. captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. it's four days into a u.s.-led assault on his military, and libya's moammar qaddafi has lost radar installations, tanks, and naval facilities but not his defiance. he appeared in public tonight in tripoli vowing to fight on and telling supporters he will win and will not surrender. qaddafi's forces kept up their attacks on civilians today in a number of cities held by rebels. but president obama said the allied operation has already saved civilian lives. still to be decided, though, is who will lead the operation when the u.s. steps back in the days ahead, though nato is expected to play a major role. meanwhile, a u.s. air force fighter jet crashed
america's nuclear problem. where to store permanently more than 145 million pounds of spent fuel rods. and college students struggling to make the grade. what some schools are doing to make sure they graduate. captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. it's four days into a u.s.-led assault on his military, and libya's moammar qaddafi has lost radar installations,...
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how can america reward this? when america's trade agreements has failed so vastly and cost us millions of jobs and we haven't had balanced trade accounts in over quarter century and our standard of living is headed down we simply can't afford any more of these losing trade agreements and we ought to go back and renegotiate the ones that aren't working for us now. it's time for a new trade model for our country that benefits our workers and our communities for a change. america simply can't afford another nafta that's called korea. madam speaker, i yield back my remaining time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back. pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the chair declares the house in recess until noon today. >> the house is in recess now. they will return at 12:00 noon eastern for legislative business. on their agenda today a long-term re-authorization of federal aviation administration programs. the bill will set spending levels through fiscal year 2014. they will debate that bill, likely after a spe
how can america reward this? when america's trade agreements has failed so vastly and cost us millions of jobs and we haven't had balanced trade accounts in over quarter century and our standard of living is headed down we simply can't afford any more of these losing trade agreements and we ought to go back and renegotiate the ones that aren't working for us now. it's time for a new trade model for our country that benefits our workers and our communities for a change. america simply can't...
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pump, with gas prices rising at a near record rate, the white house says it's considering tapping into america's strategic oil reserve. i'm russ mitchell. also tonight, battle for libya. rebel forces trying to push forward the capitol are encountering in-- intense attacks from qaddafi soldiers and have abandoned some territory. second sight, the state of the art device that's restoring vision to people blinded by retinal disease. and house recycling, the tear-down alternative that offers low income families a chance to own a home. -- home. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with russ mitchell. >> mitchell: and good evening. if you have purchased gasoline in the past few days you know the story. the price has gone up. keeps going up, and shows no signs of stopping. since the turmoil in libya broke out in mid-february the price of crude oil has jumped nearly 20% to more than 104 a barrel. pushing up prices at the pump as well. today the white house said it may step in to help. sheryl attkisson in washington has the latest. >> it's the strongest suggestion yet that unrest in
pump, with gas prices rising at a near record rate, the white house says it's considering tapping into america's strategic oil reserve. i'm russ mitchell. also tonight, battle for libya. rebel forces trying to push forward the capitol are encountering in-- intense attacks from qaddafi soldiers and have abandoned some territory. second sight, the state of the art device that's restoring vision to people blinded by retinal disease. and house recycling, the tear-down alternative that offers low...
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this is a story going on around america. the great recession accelerated it. >> it is hard to come back from that. appreciate your insight. thank you for being with us. >>> turning to politics. none of the leading contenders have declared a formal candidacy yet, but that doesn't mean they are not acting the part. bill plant on the race to unseat president obama. >> officially nobody is running for anything. tonight in iowa, which happens to be the first caucus state, newt gingrich, former pennsylvania senator rick santorum and former minnesota governor tim pawlenty will apeach at something called a presidential forum. mitt romney over the weekend looked very much like a candidate. in new hampshire the nation's first primary state romney focused on president obama's signature accomplishment. >> obama care is bad law, constitution, it's bad policy. it is bad for american families. that is one reason why president obama will be a one-term president. >> reporter: when romney was governor of massachusetts he pushed for and got a
this is a story going on around america. the great recession accelerated it. >> it is hard to come back from that. appreciate your insight. thank you for being with us. >>> turning to politics. none of the leading contenders have declared a formal candidacy yet, but that doesn't mean they are not acting the part. bill plant on the race to unseat president obama. >> officially nobody is running for anything. tonight in iowa, which happens to be the first caucus state, newt...
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relations with south and central america. that's live from the center for strategic and international studies. >> the house voted to ban federal funds for n.p.r. programming. the vote 228-192 would prevent public radio stations from spending federal funds on programming. the measure, which no house democrats voted in favor of, is opposed by the white house and is unlikely to be brought up by the senate. here is a portion of the house debate. >> mr. speaker. i call up h.r. 1076, a bill to prohibit federal funding of national public radio and the use of federal funds to acquire radio content. the speaker pro tempore: th ler. hibthibt -- a bill to prohibit federal funding of nation public radio and the use of federal funds to acquire radio content. the speaker pro tempore: ursuant to house resolution 174, the bill is considered as read. the gentlelady from tennessee, mrs. blackburn, the gentleman from california, mr. waxman, will each control 30 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlelady from tennessee. mrs. blackburn: thank y
relations with south and central america. that's live from the center for strategic and international studies. >> the house voted to ban federal funds for n.p.r. programming. the vote 228-192 would prevent public radio stations from spending federal funds on programming. the measure, which no house democrats voted in favor of, is opposed by the white house and is unlikely to be brought up by the senate. here is a portion of the house debate. >> mr. speaker. i call up h.r. 1076, a...
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that is 150 times more than 32 years ago, when china and america established diplomatic relations. and the state of california maintains its leading position in exports to china. in the fourth quarter of last year, california exported x 0.8 billion u.s. dollars to china, which is 28% more than the same period of last year. 35% is from the bay area. the year 2010 is also a very remarkable in the relationship between china and san francisco. last year, shanghai and san francisco celebrated the city's anniversary of the sister city relationship. three mayors of this city led a large delegation to shanghai and inaugurated the grand opening of the san francisco post at the world expo. they open their second office in beijing. last year, we maintained frequent exchanges and close cooperation and achieved new, substantial results. in the context of the new year, you have already had a promising beginning. as you know, one month ago, chinese president hu jintao paid a visit to this country and held productive talks with president obama. both our leaders declared their commitment to buildin
that is 150 times more than 32 years ago, when china and america established diplomatic relations. and the state of california maintains its leading position in exports to china. in the fourth quarter of last year, california exported x 0.8 billion u.s. dollars to china, which is 28% more than the same period of last year. 35% is from the bay area. the year 2010 is also a very remarkable in the relationship between china and san francisco. last year, shanghai and san francisco celebrated the...
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but three years ago, america was up slightly. lookout china has been massively catching up. -- look how china has been massively catching up. think what charles darwin would have made of that. some of china's research is done with scientists from other countries, so some advances can be shared, but not all of them. >> for us, it is a good thing, because we can benefit from their development, but we have to be aware that if we want to remain a top player in science, we cannot rest on our laurels. >> how is america reacting? china's research is a concern, but there are doubts about its value. >> it is nothing that keeps me awake at night. in the university world of the united states, we do our best to judge the quality of publications and not just the quantity. >> but for how long? china is investing massively in science and has not forgotten who first gave the world rockets and a lot more besides. >> china moving inexorably ahead. still to come, what is the real meaning of the american dream in the 21st century? as you might imagi
but three years ago, america was up slightly. lookout china has been massively catching up. -- look how china has been massively catching up. think what charles darwin would have made of that. some of china's research is done with scientists from other countries, so some advances can be shared, but not all of them. >> for us, it is a good thing, because we can benefit from their development, but we have to be aware that if we want to remain a top player in science, we cannot rest on our...